QUALCOMM Incorporated
Beam preference feedback for data transmissions

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques relate to improved methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses that support beam preference feedback for data transmissions. Generally, the described techniques provide for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), that may perform a measurement of one or more reference signals from a base station. The UE may transmit to the base station an indication of a beam preference for communicating with the base station based on the measurement of the one or more reference signals. The UE may receive, based on the indication of the beam preference, downlink control information from the base station, the downlink control information including an indication of a beam for a data transmission. The UE may perform or receive the data transmission using the indicated beam.